Tuesday, August 30, 2016

STS-8 Onboard Scene
Following a precedent set early two decades ago during the Gemini program, three members of the STS-8 astronaut crew aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger reveal their military backgrounds and loyalties. Astronauts (left to right) Dale A. Gardner, Richard H. Truly and Daniel C. Brandenstein leave no mystery as to their alma mater and grid-iron sentimentalities as they display U.S. Navy stickers. The trio was photographed by Astronaut Guion S. Bluford on the flight deck. Truly is crew commander; Brandenstein, Pilot; and Gardner and Bluford, along with Dr. William E. Thornton are all mission specialists for this six-day flight.

Monday, August 29, 2016

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) as seen by the 200-inch optical telescope at the Palomar Observatory. Like the Milky Way, Andromeda is a spiral galaxy orbited by Two companion galaxies, seen as bright spots above and below the Andromeda. Andromeda is approximately 20,000 light years across, and about 2 million light years away. (One light year is 9.5 trillion miles.) It is the nearest spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

An aerial view of the magnificent Broadmoor Resort Complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Builtin 1918, The Broadmoor has retained its original majesty and charm while adding to its complex the facilities which make it unique in the world.

Photo by Don Stotts

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An aerial view of the magnificent Broadmoor Resort Complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Builtin 1918, The Broadmoor has retained its original majesty and charm while adding to its complex the facilities which make it unique in the world.

Both of these postcard are postmarked in 2016.

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The Broadmoor is a hotel and resort that is a member of Historic Hotels of America of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The Bay Islands consist of eight islands and 53 small cays lying some ten to forty miles off the northern coast of Honduras. These islands have been administered as a departamento of the Republic of Honduras since 1872.

Friday, August 26, 2016

Jumonville
The Cross of Christ erected in 1950 on Dunbar's Knob at the Jumonville United Methodist Training Center, 3 miles north of U.S. Rt. 40, east of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The 60-foot steel cross is visible from 7 counties and 3 states within a 50-mile radius on a clear day.

Color Photo by Bron Miller.

This unused postcard was printed in 1988.

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Thousands of Sunday School children contributed dimes to help build the cross, and their names are sealed in the 183-ton concrete foundation. It was fabricated by Moore Metal Works of Greensburg, and erected on August 26, 1950.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

This 'Postcard Factory' postcard is postmarked in 2014 with a Janis Joplin stamp. Although it went through the mail, you would never know it. There are no postmarks of any kind!

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This is from the State of New Jersey's web site:

Abraham Browning of Camden is given credit for giving New Jersey the nickname the Garden State. According to Alfred Heston's 1926 two-volume book Jersey Waggon Jaunts, Browning called New Jersey the Garden State while speaking at the Philadelphia Centennial exhibition on New Jersey Day (August 24, 1876).
Browning said that our Garden State is an immense barrel, filled with good things to eat and open at both ends, with Pennsylvanians grabbing from one end and New Yorkers from the other. The name stuck ever since.
However, Benjamin Franklin is credited with a similar comparison of New Jersey to a barrel tapped at both ends. Some have used that to discredit Browning with naming the Garden State.
In 1954, the state legislature passed a bill to have "The Garden State" added to license plates. Before signing the bill into law, Governor Robert Meyner investigated the origins of the nickname and found "no official recognition of the slogan Garden State as an identification of the state of New Jersey." He added, "I do not believe that the average citizen of New Jersey regards his state as more peculiarly identifiable with gardening for farming than any of its other industries or occupations." Governor Meyner vetoed the bill, but the legislature overrode the veto. The slogan was added to license plates soon after.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

The Shelduck is a genus of wild duck, the British representative being distinguished by its red bill, dark-green head and white collar. The Shelduck is a surface feeder and has a variety of calls - whistles, quacks and ringing calls.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Jeepneys are known for their crowded seating and kitsch decorations and have become a symbol of Philippine culture and art. They were originally made from U.S. military jeeps left over from World War II.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Westport, the westernmost port in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was settled in 1670 and borders the State of Rhode Island. The town is known as a "right-to-farm" community, with the Macomb turnip, sunflowers, corn, and pumpkins being among the most popular corps. With 33 miles of shoreline, recreational activities abound especially at Horseneck Beach, a popular summer destination.

Monday, August 15, 2016

This is the Orion Nebula. The Nebulas are so beautiful! They remind me of Collisions 1: 16 - 17:
"For by Him all things were created ... and He is before all things and in him all things are held together."
I am so glad He made you! You are such a joy.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

"The Wild Bunch"
On August 13, 1896, Butch Cassidy and his gang held up the Montpelier Idaho Bank for $7,165.00. This was the first robbery credited to Butch Cassidy and "The Wild Bunch". This photo was taken in Fort Worth, Texas after robbing a Winnemucca, Nevada bank.

Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch was one of the loosely organized outlaw gangs operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall in Wyoming during the Old West era in the United States. It was popularized by the 1969 movie, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Shown on this postcard are Smurfs, their dog named 'Puppy' Gargamel and his cat Azrael.

The back of both of these cards are written in Polish and they are postmarked from Poland.

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The Smurfs is a Belgian comic and television franchise centred on a group of Smurfs: small blue fictional creatures that live in mushrooms. The Smurfs were first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958.

There are more than one hundred Smurfs, whose names are based on adjectives that emphasize their characteristics, example: "Jokey Smurf", who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow smurfs, "Clumsy Smurf", who has a habit of creating havoc unintentionally, and "Smurfette"—the first female Smurf to be introduced in the series.

I think this translates to something like:
You may see and experience a variety of Tundra!
diapensia - Kalmia procumbens (alpine azalea)
The second part might be the names of flowers?? Or perhaps the name of these two flowers in different languages??

The sender writes:
Greetings from Utsjoki. This summer we have mostly admired flowers!

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The Paradise Pier Hotel is the most intimate hotel at the Disneyland Resort. It celebrates the sunny and carefree spirit of the Southern California beach culture. Here, Guests enjoy an atmosphere reminiscent of seaside resort hotels.

Facts about my collection...

I have been collecting stamped, mailed postcards since 1973. I have cards made from plastic, fabric, wood, metal, leather, and paper. Also, cards announcing the wrong person as president of the U.S., cards that are actual puzzles, cards that are playable records, light switch covers and a card mailed from the initial flight of the Hindenburg, 3D cards, hold to light cards, 1912 Titanic postcard and just about everything you can think of! So far I have over 12,000postcards scanned with many more still to go.

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